|
Connarus monocarpus L., Sp. Pl. 675 1753. (Syn: Omphalobium indicum Gaertn. (Unresolved); Omphalobium pictum Blanco (Unresolved); Omphalobium pinnatum DC. (Unresolved); Rhus radaelijawel Mill. (Unresolved));
.
Indian Zebrawood • Kannada: Torolakka • Malayalam: Perim-churigil, Naikuriel, Shevanarvembu • Marathi: Sumdari, Sundar • Tamil: Chettupulukodi;
.
Scandent shrubs; young parts ferrugineous tomentose. Leaves imparipinnate; leaflets 3 or 5, 4-8 x 2.5-4 cm, elliptic or elliptic-ovate, base rounded, apex acuminate, thin-coriaceous; young flush coppery brown; petiolule upto 4 mm long. Flowers in terminal, pyramidal paniculate cymes, ferrugineous-tomentose; pedicel c. 4 mm long. Sepals upto 3 mm long, narrowly triangular or oblong, puberulous without. Petals 6-8 mm long, linear-oblanceolate, creamy white. Stamens in 2 whorls; filaments with glandular appendages. Ovary subglobose, densely pubescent, brownish, 1-locular; ovules 2. Fruit a follicle, 2.5-4 x 1.5 -2 cm, obovoid, fusiform, compressed, more or less falcate, scarlet red. Seed single, c.1.5 cm long, ovoid, surrounded at base with a large, pulpy, bright yellow aril. Flowering and fruiting: April-June
Semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests, also in sacred groves in the plains
Peninsular India and Sri Lanka
      Connarus monocarpus : Attachments (6). 1 post by 1 author.
Was at Sawantwadi and Amboli in the last week of May with Dr.Almeida and his associates Santosh Yadav & Rashmi Sharma.
Sending a few photographs.
Fwd: Connarus species (Connaraceae) for identificacion: 8 posts by 3 authors.
It is a climber in semievervreen forests at about 300 m altitude, in Madei Wildlife Sanctuary, Goa.
It could be Connarus monocarpus L. Local Name: Ghagrya (Konkani)
Fruits are used during Ganesh Puja in Matoli (Decoration) If this is a large climber and fruits are about 2 cm long, this should be Tali minor of Connaraceae. I have seen this climber in the said locality. Probably Connarus monocarpus/ wightii…. reference: Indian trees by Dietrich Brandis. efi pages on Connarus monocarpus & Connarus wightii.
Connarus– some species in India & eFI with some keys I am not sure. I have seen Connarus in Goa but species level not sure. In a book titled ” Matoli” by Mr.Bhushan Bhave of P.E.S college of arts and science, Farmagudi- ponda- Goa, he has identified it as connarus monocarpus L. It looks like Connarus monocarpus to me, too.
Anmod Ghat :: Connarus monocarpus :: DVFEB65/98 : 2 posts by 2 authors. 6 images.
Anmod Ghat … NH4A descending from Anmod, Karnataka to Mollem, Goa Date: 26 MAY 2013 … Altitude: descends from about 640 m asl to 90 m asl
Connarus monocarpus L. … (family: Connaraceae) It is common there.
25-TSP-ID-11JAN2016-2-Kottigehara:Tree for ID : 7 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (4) Kindly identify this tree. Habit: Tree Habitat: Wild, Semi-evergreen forest Sighting: Kottigehara, Chikmagalur, Karnataka, about 1200 msl Date: 28-11-2015 This should be a Connarus sp. a large liana. Thanks … I missed that it is a liana. True. This seems to be the less frequent Connarus monocarpus L. rather than the common C. wightii Hook.f. which has striate fruits and greater number of lateral nerves per leaflet. Connarus monocarpus
Connarus monocarpus L.. SN 61217 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2)
Wild shrub from Amboli area of Maharashtra.
, 55 Identify weed plant : 8 images. Please identify the weed plant,
Location: near Reserve Forest, Chathamattom, Ernakulam District, Kerala PIN:686671 Date:. 07.03.2022, 02.50pm Altitude: 1700fsl Habitat: wild moisture Plant habit: bush-climbing large hard stem Height: 03 meters Leaves: opposite oval oblong apex Flower: diameter:08mm, white non fragrant Forwarding more images,
May be a Connarus sp? Great … It is very similar to Connarus monocarpus?
. References: The Plant List globinmed Dinesh Valke’s Flickr Post Flowers of India India Biodiversity Portal |
Disclaimer
1. For any mistake in identification or for becoming efloraofindia e-group member (for contributing towards building of efloraofindia or otherwise), pl. mail to indiantreepix@googlegroups.com or itpmods@googlegroups.com
2. For better viewing of species’ pages, colour scheme & formatting is being followed as: Description of the species, Details of other flora species on the same page, Uses/ harms, Distribution, Abundance/ Location/ Flowering time & date, Habit & habitat, Etymology & pronunciation, Other interesting information, stories etc., Others, Botanical names, Common names, Main point of discussion below, Discussion about Botanical names.
Navigation
- Award for eFloraofIndia
- Colour scheme & formatting
- Copyrights, Permissions, Citations
- eFloraofIndia appreciated
- Names of Plants in India site
- Flowersofindia site
- Posting Guidelines
- For members’ information
- Logo, Tagline, Acronym
- Volunteers required
- ‘Pitamah’ of eFloraofIndia
- ‘अजेय’ ‘Ajey’ of eFloraofIndia
- ‘Saarthi’ ‘सारथि’ of eFloraofIndia
- ‘Jewel’ of eFloraofIndia
- ‘Grassman’ of eFloraofIndia
Follow us
